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Celebrating Halloween on Long Island (Newsday.com) - 1880 LONG ISLAND HALLOWEEN . Celebrate Halloween as it was over 120 years ago on Long Island with ghost stories, magic lantern shows, jack-o-lantern carving and entertainment personalities such as the local grave digger at the cemetery, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct 29 and 30, Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage, www.oldbethpage.org, $7 adults, $5 ages 4-14, 60 and older,

Long Beach Island replenishment work set to start (phillyburbs.com) - Work on a beach-replenishment project on the island is scheduled to begin this week.

County enjoys tax windfall from Long Beach Island municipalities (Asbury Park Press) - Long Beach Island has become the cash cow for Ocean County government revenue. Its six municipalities make up less than 2 percent of the county's population, yet the island supplied 20 percent of tax dollars collected by the county last year.

Long Island Marine Killed In Iraq (WNBC) - A U.S. Marine from Long Island was killed after an explosion in Iraq this week.

Marine From Long Island Killed in Iraq (1010wins.com) - Oct 29, 2005 10:32 am US/Eastern (1010 WINS) (Camp LeJeune, NC) A Marine from Long Island has been killed in Iraq.

17-year-old Long Islander Shot In Face (1010wins.com) - Oct 31, 2005 7:13 am US/Eastern (1010 WINS) MASTIC, Long Island A 17-year-old boy who was shot in face in Mastic, Long Island has died. Suffolk County police say Travis Hassell of Central Islip was found lying in the road on Midland Avenue in Mastic at one a-m yesterday morning.

EYE ON THE ISLAND (Newsday.com) - The rosters for Suffolk's boys volleyball playoff teams read like a who's who of Long Island's recent Empire State Games team.

Strong Island Sound to offer games online (OurSports Central) - Long Island, NY. Darren Cioffi, CEO of the ABA Strong Island Sound, today announced that his team's home games will be available via online pay-per-view this season.

An end to the meteoric rise of Long Island home prices (Newsday) - Like any parent planning for the future, Cynthia Roy of Freeport has tried to invest astutely, putting some of her earnings in money market accounts to pay for her children's college education.

Milk 'n' Cookies : Long Island Dolls Next Door Opt for Midnight Snack Over Fix and Kiss (The Village Voice) - by Tim Ellison